1953-07-29; Central Michigan Life

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VOL. 34        CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., JULY 29, 1953    NO. 35
Anspach lists 17 Additions, Nine Promotions
Pres. Charles L. Anspach re
cently announced 17 additions and
nine promotions on Central's faculty. The additions and promotions will become effective this
fall.
New additions in the psychology and education department
will be Dr. Robert Henry Olson
and Dr. Riley O. Gaskill, both assistant professors. Dr. Olson received his bachelor of arts in
1941 from Gustavus Adolphus
College, Minn.; his master of education degree in 1948, and his
doctor's degree in education in
1952, both from the University of
Colorado. Dr. Olson comes to
Central Michigan from the State
College, Gunnison, Col.
Dr. Gaskill received his bachelor of science from Ohio University in 1936, his master's degree from Ohio State University in 1940, and his doctor's
degree from Purdue University
in 1953. While working for his
doctor's degree. Dr. Gaskill
taught in a reading workshop at
Purdue.
The! music department has three
appointees with Dr. Eugene F.
Grove, Mr. Richard H. Robbins,
and Mr. John M. Gustafson. Dr.
Grove, who was formerly at Alma
College,   received  his  bachelor's
and master's from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1937 and in
1939. He received his Ed.D. in
music education from Indiana
University. He will serve in the
capacity of associate professor.
Mr. Robbins will be visiting assistant professor. His bachelor of
arts was earned at Brooklyn College in 1946, and his master of
arts at State College of Washington in 1948. Mr. Robbins has been
an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, where he has
been doing graduate work.
Mr. Gustafson received two
degrees from Augustana College, his bachelor of arts and
bachelor of music education in
1947. While working for his
doctor's degree last year, he
taught vocal music at Chelsea
High School.
Miss Florence J. Bedell has
been appointed head of the home
economics department for the
'53-'54 academic year. She holds
a bachelor of arts degree from the
University of Kansas earned in
1911, and a master of science degree from the University of Colorado earned in 1929. Miss Bedell
was on Central's faculty during
the spring semester of 1952.
The biology department will
get a visiting professor, Dr. Eliz-
ORIGINAL HUMMELS
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Central Graduate's Figurine Collection
on Display in Wightman Hall Gallery
by K. Rosemary Langley
Hummel Figurines collected in Germany are on display in the
Art Gallery of Wightman Hall. The exhibit is open to the public
until July 30 when the summer term closes
The display of this collection is
made possible through the courtesy of Miss Dorothy Fay Bell,
who graduated from Central in
1942. Shortly after receiving her
B.S. degree, Miss Bell joined the
W.A.C.   She   went  overseas  in
MISS   BELL
March 1944. When her four-year
enlistment was completed, she
had served in England, France,
and Germany.
Miss Bell promptly changed her
statics from staff sergeant to that
of a civilian enployee of the
United States Government. She
continued to serve the United
States Government in the Postal
Department until she returned to
the United States in December
1952.
During her eight years overseas, Miss Bell traveled extensively. She visited a total of 29
countries in Europe, Asia, and
Africa
Miss Bell said she began collecting the Hummel Figurines
in 1949. All 119 of them were
purchased in Germany. She is a
resident of Fairgrove, Mich., and
is doing graduate work at Central this summer.
Miss   Bell   told   the   following
story about the artist who originated the Hummels.
Bertha Hummel who produced
the work was a Franciscan nun,
who was born on May 21, 1909 at
Massing, Germany. She died November 6, 1946. Miss Hummel
grew up in a family of two brothers and three sisters. Art and
music were a part of every day
living. Miss Hummel had a vivid
imagination and she painted delightful pictures on little cards.
The subjects of her art were always simple objects. They were
usually flowers, birds, animals,
and her little school friends.
At the age of 18, Miss Hummel moved io Munich and entered the Academy of Fine Arts.
She desired to serve humanity
and joined two Sisters in their
pilgrimage for art and God.
There is something unmistake-
able about Nun Bertha Hummel's
work.   The   work  shows  human
beings vibrating with life. Tufts
of hair, wide open or down cast
eyes, fluttering parts of clothing,
large heads  and broad feet are
characteristic   of   her   painting.
These same features give her figurines  an  expressively life like
appearance.
The first Hummel Figurines
were made by the firm of W.
Goebel in 1935 near Coburg, Germany.
Kilbourn to Attend
National Convention
on Student Housing
Mr. Donald Kilbourn, supervisor of housing, will represent
Central Michigan College at the
conference of the National Association of College and University Housing Officers. The meeting will take place at the University of Minnesota August 3
through 6.
Mr. Kilbourn is a member of
the program committee.
abeth Wheeler, and an assistant
professor,   Mr.   Wakelin  McNeal
Jr. Dr. Wheeler received her master of arts degree at Cornell University,  her  master's  degree  in
public   health   at   the   Harvard
School of Public Health, and her
doctor's degree at Harvard University. Dr. Wheeler comes to
Central  from the  University  of
Michigan, where she lectured in
Public Health and Education.
Mr. McNeal received his iwo
degrees from the University of
Wisconsin. Mr. McNeal received
his bachelor of science in 1949,
his masters in 1950, and is a
candidate for a doctor's degree
at   the   same   university.   He
lives in Madison, Wis. Mr. Mc-
NeaL-will join the faculty next
spring.
The department of foreign languages will welcome two new assistant professors, Dr. Patricia C.
Annable, and Dr. Elizabeth L.
Etnire. Dr. Annable has a mastei'
of arts from the University of
Toronto and a doctors from the
University of Illinois, while Dr.
Etnire earned her masters at the
Universidad Nacional de Mexico,
and her Litt. D. at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Dr. Annable
taught at the University of Illinois during 1952-53. Dr. Etnire's
home is in Wichita, Kan.
(Con't on Col. 1, page 4)
Graduation Exercises
for Junior High School
to Take Place Friday
Graduation exercises for the
College Junior High School will
take place at 11 a.m. Friday in
Keeler Ballroom.
A piano solo by Janei Bor-
ror, ihe class history by Rex
Thorpe, and a toe dance by Barbara Davis will start the program.
The Madrigal Group, conducted
by Bernard Stone, will sing "Dedication" by Robert Frantz, "Love
Me Truly Shepherdess" by La-
Fever, and "Rain On the River"
by Fox.
Remarks io ihe graduates
will be given by Dr. Edmund
Thorne, visiting instructor
from Wfst Hartford, Conn.
Certificates will be presented
by Dr. Kenneth T. Bordine, director of teacher education, and
Mr. Peter Carter, visiting instructor from Northern Michigan College.
Dr. Moore to Address
Two Speech Seminars
Dr. Wilbur E. Moore, head of
the speech department, will speak
before two speech seminars at
the University of Michigan July
29.
In the afternoon, the Graduate
Speech Assembly will hear Dr.
Moore speak on "The Meeting
Ground of Speech Science and the
Speech Arts."
Dr. Moore will also speak to
the Oceana County Parents Association at Shelby, Michigan,
July 27.
Carl A. Wood Receives
Economics Fellowship
Carl A. Wood, assistant professor of economics at Central Michigan College, has been awarded a
fellowship to attend a workshop
sponsored by the commission on
economics in teacher education.
The  workshop dealing  with
economics in teacher education
will be held at the Riverdale
Country School in New York
from August 10 to 28.
Participating in the workshop
will be distinguished economists,
administrators, and educators.
From left to right:
Dr. Judson Foust, Mr. Ed Bixby, and.
Mr. James McTaggart.
Bixby, McTaggart Given Scholarships
to Study Human Relations at U. of M.
As a community team, Ed Bixby, of Mt. Pleasant;  and James
McTaggart, of the Central Michigan College library staff; have been
awarded a scholarship to study human relations in school and community at the University of Michigan.
Their scholarship was awarded
through the Michigan Regional
Office of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
The workshop, which they
will attend, will be held August
3 through 14.
The workshop provides a two-
week period of intensive work
in human relations, in planning
instructional developments i n
this field, and in learning how to
meet problems of inter-group tension and conflict as these arise in
school and community.
The workshop is offered by
the University o f Michigan
School of Education in coop- •
eration v/ith the Commission
o n Educational Organization,
National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Both were recommended
through the Inter-Group Relations Committee at Central Michigan College. Miss Ethel Praeger, chairman of the committee,
is currently attending a workshop
in human relations at Rutgers
University.
WAR'S OVER
Three Purple Hearts, Medal of Valor
Among Korean Experiences of Student
by K. Rosemary Langley
Korean War experiences of Charles E. Wall, Rosebush sophomore
and former staff sergeant in the United States' Marines, read like
chapters out of an adventure novel. Wall was awarded the equivalent of three Purple Hearts and one Medal for Valor in the Korean
theater of operations.
Wall hesitantly related the following account of his experiences
during his Korean tour of duty.
In a group of 225 non-commissioned officers, Wall flew from
San Francisco to Korea. About
five days after leaving the U. S.
a good many of the group were
in the front lines of the "Punch
Bowl" area. When spring came
Wall's division moved to Seoul.
The company occupied a hill
overlooking Panmunjom for about
two months.
The next move was to the
Sami Chan Valley where the
company occupied the palisades.
Besides participating in the battle of "Bunker Hill," the
"Hook," and "O.P. Frisco," the
company took part in many
minor scrimmages against ihe
Chinese.
The engagement on "Bunker
Hill" brought Wall his first Purple Heart and the Medal for
Valor. He received the Purple
Heart for a leg wound.
The citation accompanying the
Medal for Valor was awarded because, although wounded, Wall
refused to be relieved from duty.
He gave as his reason the fact
that the lives of too many men
were at stake. Wall manned a
machine gun after the regular
gunner was killed.
When  they  were  relieved  he
and  seven  other men had held
the  tip   of  the  hill  three  days
without  food  and  had  beat off
seven different  attacks.    During
some of the attacks,  the  enemy
came right in the fox holes. Hand
grenades,   machine   guns,   and
bayonnets were used in these encounters.    Every  man   on    "the
tip" was wounded.   Only two of
the 24  men   who  made up this
total unit escaped injuries.
A gold star awarded in lieu
of a second Purple Heart was
presented after shrapnel from
an enemy mortar shell wounded Wall in ihe arm during an
CHARLES   E.   WALL
engagement ai the Hook. An
armored vest made of nylon
stopped shrapnel from penetrating his chest. The seven
and one-half pound vest is the
only reason Wall is alive today.
Orders for the last assault on
"O.P. Frisco" were to take a unit
of men, take back O.P.F. and hold
it at all costs. Wall's platoon of
43 Marines and 22 South Koreans
started up one side of the hill.
Another platoon under a lieutenant made a frontal attack. Together the plan was to effect a
pincer movement. Wall's outfit
ran into a mine field and only
himself and six others came out.
The remains of both platoons
made the hill. But half an hour
after topping the hill, an enemy
shell wounded Wall and the lieutenant.
Wall was evacuated io Japan
where he spent iwo months in
ihe hospital. For his final engagement. Wall received a second gold star in lieu of a third
Purple Heart.
Wall said he left high school in
1945 to join the Marines. He
served as an artillery gun captain on Midway. He also completed his high school education
at this time. His first enlistment
was for four years.
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